I think that Hasbro is starting to get the hang of these things. After my disappointment with the first batch (particularly the Emma Frost, which was dreadful), I'm glad to see so much improvement. They are still not as articulated as the originals, which is too bad, but they are still pretty good toys. We're only getting these two figures from this set, so it may be that the others aren't so nice, but we're pretty happy with these two.
Quicksilver
Good paint job--the white on blue could have been problematic but it looks great. He's very pale, but it looks better on him than it did on Banshee. The head is very good, and the face has just the right degree of arrogance; even the hair looks right. And he is playable--good joint movement, not too tight or too loose. Very nice figure.
Yellowjacket
Another very nice figure, with a good paint job--no smears, everything crisp--and a very nice range of movement. Movable, playable. According to the twelve-year-old, "he's perfect, he does everything right!" (Probably the first time anyone's said that about Hank Pym lately...)
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The Thor in that batch isn't too bad either: maybe not absolutely essential, but I like him. The Blob, sadly, will probably remain unbuilt...
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